Randy Newman Short People

[unhappypickle1]

I wonder if this song would apply to my shorter-than-average brother. Im gonna go with yes! :P

[unhappypickle1]

I really want to know if when then song was written, if it was from his actual opinon/heart, or just written for him. Either way I love the song; wish it was longer!

[MrTanman141]

im tall

[GrayEyes123]

My dad always used to play this for me when I was a kid to make fun of me and it made me so angry! Now I can't stop laughing.

[Keevon7]

27 people are short... :P

[LawlFrank]

Randy Newman is so good :)

[chicagoakland]

Rhinos. They scare little boys.

[ThunderHenshin32]

remembered hearing this song from The Little Rascals (1994), when Spanky and his friends where trying to buy materials for their new clubhouse.

[davidlonglong]

thats offensive

[claybiter]

@davidlonglong Not it isn't. It's just funny. I'm short myself :D

[Wonocva15]

@acarouselofantics

No worries dude. I knew a dude in high school who was like five feet tall. Only came up to my chest somewhere. Unfortunately that was his max height growth and still is. He's a pretty cool guy, but people with such drastic visual differences (extremely short guy) usually live with it and joke along with the others. If they didn't, they'd be fucked.

[UncleBugface]

okay song my ass. this song kicks so much ass.

[Kooly1]

Tall Power!

[THEkidzRANGR]

5'1 is legit

[Mubarak635]

I'm 4'11, and I don't feel any harm listening to this as I know that sarcasm can even hide itself in a cute little song like this. Short people have every reason to live...

[acarouselofantics]

@Mubarak635 I'm 5'4 and I agree!!

[Mubarak635]

@acarouselofantics You're kinda tall for a female. Are you a dude? lol

[acarouselofantics]

@Mubarak635 Aww....that hurts! I just shed a tear. I'm a dude......haha!!

[Mubarak635]

@acarouselofantics LOL. Yeah I checked your channel, you were a teen boy. If you're 14 or 15, I guess you wouldn't be considered a shorty XD

[acarouselofantics]

@Mubarak635 Haha....glad you could check us out. I'm the shorter guy of the duo A CAROUSEL OF ANTICS. Glad that you could check us out though.....hard times for MINI-MAN such as myself!!

[19PinkNinja91]

Thumbs up if you first heard this song from the movie Little Rascals! xD

[RAM71]

If you actually bought into the scam of Newman as a satirist - you got punk'd by a jew smarter than you son.

[mitch13815]

1:47 is that Ricky Gervais on the right?

[wade2thehamilton]

They played this song at a sports game when a short player on the other team got a penality! it was hilarious

[Bjoe455]

I'm insulted >:( jk

[Stormcaller34]

I always think of the little rascals when i hear this song.

[Medic83301]

@Stormcaller34 I think of The Three Stooges too .

[Killzone742]

@Stormcaller34 love that movie

[corwinorr]

Fat man wid his kids an' dawg...

Drivin' through da mo'nin' fawg...

Hey dere, Rovah!

Come own ovah!!

[jcacka18]

@corwinorr picken up app'uls!!

[Ashmissbipolar]

I'm short.

Dayum, I'm unwanted.

[LeonNLK]

@Ashmissbipolar Dude, I'm short too- this song is supposed to make fun of prejudice by using a ridiculous example. No worries.

[glimmer2158]

W.C. Fields would have loved this song.

[fahoolahoogaz]

Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot.

[nodategamers]

@fahoolahoogaz LOL FAMILY GUY!!!!! XDDDDDDDDDD RANDY NEWMAN WAS ON FAMILY GUY!

[thephysicwerewolf]

he's talking about short-minded people.

[Tydraad]

@thephysicwerewolf

No he ain't, man. It's a parody of how absurd bigotry is.

[thephysicwerewolf]

@Tydraad well I guess thats the beauty of a song, it can be interpreted any way

[96Bluejays219]

Paper, or plastic?

[adevadu]

@96Bluejays219 WOOD!

xd

[justinbrosam]

I appreciate people who understand the context of what Randy's saying in this song.

[Kth77]

I like how there are people who just seem to ignore this part:

"Short people are just the same

As you and I

(A fool such as I)

All men are brothers

Until the day they die

(It's a wonderful world)" It's crazy how often people hear what they want to hear, even if it's something offensive so it gives them an excuse to hate someone or something.

[FuccThatShitNigga]

I'm glad im 6'3.

[SitOnYouProductions]

LMAO!!!!

[heine71]

Made #2 in 1978.

[mbrooks415]

@heine71 For anyone wanting another reason to hate the Bee Gees, "Stayin' Alive" is what kept Randy from going to #1.

[mina7560]

23 little people are offended but don't "GET" the song!!

[chapmanstickman]

Don't want no TROLLS around here, that includes you zachmaster...

[MrJonathonr]

LITTLE RASCALS!!! :D

[RENThead91]

@MrJonathonr LOL! I think of that movie too :)

[zachmasterzach]

Fuck all the niggers and spicks, they commit a disproportionately high amount of all crimes in America and can’t keep jobs. Most can't even speak proper English.

Oh, wait, I was just being ironic.

[splooshkid]

great song..fucking miserable video

[TonyTexWatt]

Don't know if it's mentioned but the Eagles played on this [minus Don Felder] & sang back-up

[RayNDeere]

@TonyTexWatt Glenn Frey sings the bridge. JD Souther helps on the backing vocals. Klaus Voorman plays bass and Waddy Watchel plays guitar. Tim Schmit and Don Henley also do vocals on the Little Criminals LP.

[A7x2393]

The only way you have no reason to live is if you gotta short cock!!!!! Or black!!! take your pick.

[guitardedboy]

This is a great song. it's about time someone took those midget bastards down a few pegs.

[1043sammy]

dont know what he talkin bought mini me and wee man are the best short people

[UIltimateBonjour]

Randy Newman, singing what he see's:

♪ Fat man with his kids and dog ♪

♪ Drove in through the mornin fog ♪

♪ Hey there, Rover, come on over ♪

[keepingitreal15]

I know this song is sarcastic BUT it doesn't change the fact that a lot of short men I've ran in2 have a personality that sux and use being short as a excuse to b angry hateful mean misogynist(even though there r sum gud short men). I'm 5'2 myself and yes I know I'm short but I couldn't care less because when I hear this song I don't think it's attacking short women at all most women tend to be on the short side. I love my height and If I was a man with this height I admit I wouldn't like it.

[gjc82071]

@keepingitreal15 Yea OK, because people of various races, heights, weights, etc aren't also "angry hateful mean misogynis" right? People in general, are A-Holes. Height has little to do with it. :-P

Maybe you're referring to a "Napoleon Complex" type deal? hehehe :-)

[lolholocaust]

short men are not real men

[Intergalictic]

he should have incorperated this into toy story. let all the kids know how he feels

[DaiBaby123]

for some reason i listen to this on sunday mornings

[sephiroth900000]

who remembers this on little rascals?

[gjc82071]

So is Randy Newman inciting a genocide against midgets, dwarfs, etc? This song could be conceived as borderline hate speech., lol. I am joking. Kind of a weird song though (but also cool). Some short person must have really pissed him off. I mean he took the time to come up with lyrics, music, etc. I wonder if a midget pissed on his shoes or something?

[FiryClaw]

@gjc82071 According to Newman, this is a song about prejudices written from the point of a lunatic. It is not his personal opinion. The song just pokes fun at prejudices.

[switcherx]

Maybe this is just a song showing the stupidity of various kinds of prejudice....

[RachaelLoraine]

I'm 5'1 :D

[788269]

22 very short, and insecure people...

[TylerMaple3009]

Napoleon cries himself to sleep whenever he hears this

[Skyfire08]

Ed: WHO ARE YOU CALLING A RUNT SO SMALL HE CAN ONLY BE SEEN WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS!!!

poor ed...

[mitch13815]

1:46 is that ricky gervais on the right?

[ujump411]

I'll admit that I find this song amusing. Yet I find it somewhat offensive because I'm 5'1 and a half.... and really tiny hands.

[CarterBros123]

Okay, cool. And you're probably saying that because you're short.

[MichaelHansenFUN]

everybody, this is a novelty song

[Monkeytender]

I heard this song on The Cleveland Show last night. The contrast between the song material and the fact that Randy Newman is singing it just makes it that much more hilarious.

[katatinkacaroon]

This is how I feel about tall people. They take up excess space for no reason at all. They don't need to be as high as that. I like short men, bite size, the same size as me. We don't use any more of the earth's resources than we need to. Tall people should have to pay more for clothes. Why are we subsidizing the overgrown? We don't get as much fabric, but we have to pay for their extra. They use more than their fair share of everything and need to pay for it.

[CarterBros123]

I'm 6'2" and I fuckin love it

[MichaelHansenFUN]

@CarterBros123 this is a novelty song from 1977

[boffan1988]

I'm 5'7" and proud! I don't want to be taller either.

[traviscky2012]

5'3" and proud! Trust me you don't want me to get any taller.

[Truename87]

I'm short and i find this hilarious!!

[nealadams70]

Short people ......

1 are better than puppies , they are housebroken

2 are good lawn jockeys

3 are good for attracting sexy single girls , put em on your lap, and wham you are a caring parent

4 ..are no match for pit bulls , but they can distract them long enough for you to get to safety

5 like to be patted n the head...just dont call them mini anything

[bylleerocks]

my grandpa sang it to me when i was little

[xRickAstleyx]

This song is a sarcastic criticism of predjudices

[dodobbins]

CRACKED

[IamNowJMAN]

FUCK SHORT PEOPLE! Who do they think they are?

[UrSkulled]

@IamNowJMAN Your tough on the internet, I bet a short person could whip the shit out of you.

[IamNowJMAN]

@UrSkulled Uhoh...someone's a midget. Come round me house, shortstuff. I'll destroy you and all your evil  munchkin friends.

[ShimmySystem]

fuck midgets they got short retard dinosaur arms and scrubby legs with large bodies.

[seanhennelly]

@ShimmySystem LOL excellent...

[scanlon69r]

good job wit the video budddy, lookng all over the place for one that wasnt live, good job :D

[miss09lauren]

heard this song in the little rascals lol

[LucyClaraTzv]

@tiffsexxi You must be this tall to comment on this video. HAHAHA.

[davidchitty]

what I interpreted from this song is that its referring to short people in the figurative, not the literal. as in people who are insecure. not people short of stature. It can be taken literally, but I feel that it runs a bit deeper than the face value of the song.

[hapboyyy]

listen tot he bridge 0-- he is brilliant he puts the bridge way up in front becaus ehe knows people are going to take it the wrong way

the birdge is the right way to think and he puts out the worng way tot hinnk in the verses

duh

[Adelyteful]

Im doing a sweet adeline (a capella all female) version of this ^^ im 6'1 and I love this songgg <3

[Fob121]

ohhh shitttttttttt....lmao..wow, thats fucked up!

[RamonesSkater4life]

Maybe it's short fuse people. Don't jump to conclusions people just a song.

[MiiPlusUily]

im short and my dad was playing this for me, and he was laughing thru the whole thing...lol it was great. i pretended to be offended :D im rele not. this song is hilarious if u dont take it seriously, cuz its not meant to be taken that way.

[ilovehorses1234567]

what do i say: Fuck you asshole

[kontkorstlikke]

Just to get clear:

Short people DO got a reason to live and just are the coolest people on the world, i think they should be treated just like other people.

So if you take this song Actually serius then your a moran and a racist.

[lalalauuraa1]

I'm short and I'm in love with this song(: Thumbs up!

[AcidfartProductions]

"And now we know!"

"And knowing is half the battle!"

[MegaDoopliss]

I know a lot of "short people" who love this song.

[landcaster11]

I am 5'11 or 6' and I love this song.

[completelyrandomcrap]

@landcaster11 That's not short, that's average height.

[IdontCheckMyEmails]

@completelyrandomcrap that's actually above average height

[vorriongarion]

@IdontCheckMyEmails

In the Netherlands, that would be below average height for a guy, on the other hand we and the Norwegians are the tallest people:)

[IdontCheckMyEmails]

@vorriongarion I'm about 6'2 or so (and still got room to grow), and my father is 6'4 so.. I can say that I'm above Netherland and Norwegian height! How tall are you?

[rayjr62]

@vorriongarion Actually, you are wrong. The Masai tribesmen of Tanzania are the tallest.

[DaveWollenberg]

At age 47, and 5'6", would I be considered a short person? I'm a man, BTW. The background singers used improper grammar. It should be, 'the same as you and me'. Billboard's #40 song of '78. Randy hit #2 pop, #25 AC in Billboard. God bless!

[RReneeS]

@DaveWollenberg Hey, man just take comfort in the knowledge that at least you're taller than Prince :)  You're my height (I'm female) I guess I'm considered average. Oh and it always bugged me too that the singers said you and I when it should be you and me. However, I guess they needed it to rhyme with "die." ;)

[IdontCheckMyEmails]

@DaveWollenberg YOU NOTICED THE GRAMMATICAL ERROR TOO?!

[DaveWollenberg]

@IdontCheckMyEmails Yep, I guess Randy needed the proper rhyme scheme. God bless you, today!

[LucyClaraTzv]

@tiffsexxi Bitch you think I'm scared of you? I'll rip your dick off ho

[WindyEBowerstone]

Hmm... I remember a different verison of this song, same lyrics, different rythme... I love the song but I wonder which verison I am used to. It comes on the radio near my house every so often. >.>

[ForrestLinn]

i have reason to believe people see short people as "less" lol, jk

[teehonky]

Who do blacks consider their FAVORITE short person?

a mini-me (austin powers)

b tattoo (fantasy island)

c emmanuel lewis

d that 66 year-old black midget that keeps trying to look under ladies skirts at sunday school

[nex89]

@teehonky F Beetlejuice

[GlassPike]

I don't know why I've put so much energy into finding out about new music, when I could just've been listening to Randy Newman non-stop, all day every day.

[shazzam32]

@GlassPike I'm glad you've been enlightened.

[killcamwav3r]

how could he sing this without cracking up 

[parkman35]

Randy Newman used to get death threats back when this song was popular...insane..and this was long before the interne came into our lives...

[LucyClaraTzv]

@jerzeyrunnerflash You have no reason to live. You're retarded and have a brasin tumour because it seems clear to me you have no ability to understand a satirical overload of vulgarity. Why don't you just slice your throat because no one loves you. Just like the short people.

[LucyClaraTzv]

best song ever. short people suck

[jerzeyrunnerflash]

@LucyClaraTzv wait until you find out that this song isn't REALLY talking about short people. Ignorant people have no reason to live LOL ^_^

[kellyk330]

He also says short people are the same as you and I. All men are brothers until we die. Listen to the song people.

[gpciie]

My most recent ex cheated on me all the time.

She was 5'1".

Keep on singing, Randy.

[dudethatisnotcool]

@gpciie shuda punted her through a goal post

[bigfilmhat]

@gpciie

What was her phone number?

[LtGeyserShitdick]

@gpciie that's not short as measured against the worldwide average. even for industrialized nations it's not remarkable.

[gstrong96]

My history teacher played this in class

to make fun of this short kid

[Viktir666]

Nice. Next time sing a song called "Jews have no reason to live". If it's ok for short people to die, it's DEFINITELY ok for a Jew to die.

[jerzeyrunnerflash]

@Viktir666 LOL wow. you TOTALLY missed the point to the song

[Viktir666]

@jerzeyrunnerflash Ssshhh! I'm trying to troll. Now I have to go to another video and do it.

[Younrubby]

Short people got a special power...

Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Messi. All of them had a special power. They were great. I don't know anyone that's been as 'famous' as these ones.

Thumbs up if you agree.

[zidanewaterflower]

Woo-hoo! Satire ftw!

[darthhobbit88]

Screw you Randy Newman!! Lol. For the record, yes I get the joke :-P

[estfx]

HAHAHAH SHORT PEOPLE ARE WERY ANGRY ...

[Tzarathustra83]

This is a great song. I fucking HATE short people.

[Ironmonkey55555]

Watch exactly is randy newman saying XD im 6'2and Short ppl are adorable :O

[VestaVesVesStar]

Ha, my school choir did this song. xp

[emmetgirl]

your school choir is clearly awesome. oh man. i would love to hear a choral version of this.

[FreaquyBoi]

Hahaha. This song always makes me think about The Little Rascals movie in 1994. Oh those were the days.

[cmurderabc1]

da woman i love is 5'1 and im 6'1 isnt god just cruel lmao

[Malakmask]

rofl randy is raisist tward midgets

[AlgernonFTW]

Ugh... he's not, the meaning of this song is how silly all prejudice is, he takes it and blows it out of proportion to make a point. Sadly, he's right when he said that most people don't understand his humor. Pity, cause it's hilarious.

[Malakmask]

dude i was kidding i know that...you shouldnt take everyone serious i mean sure you can nag at me this time cuase you dont know me but still

[VinniePaziola]

but for real randy is racist as hell

[Jcpur3]

thats exactly what i thought haha

[THEPAPASMURF1]

haha im 5 ft even and i find this funny.

[jmk0309]

well... im 6'4" 200 lbs but i dont make fun of short peeps so... short peeps you are cool wit me! =)

[foxyroxstar]

Please don't mind me..I know that a friend of mine is at the very top of her Legal Firm and that she would make her bed with us if I were I Am Music!

[foxyroxstar]

Thank You For The Song!..it's all closed down to us evan in here.

[caolanj6]

y r u all flipping out it is satire its meant to shock u so that if u sed this u could take a long hard look at yourself and frown!